I saw Mir!

From: bradf@inreach.com
Date: Sat Aug 26 2000 - 06:30:02 PDT

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    Just kidding.  Actually, towards the end of an 83 deg pass of Mir, I
    noticed a brighter object in the same vicinity.  Seemed to be about mag
    -2 and disappeared after 10-15 sec.  I thought it might have been an
    iridium (none was predicted), but then it flared again for several
    seconds.  Tried to time it, but it didn't reappear after the second
    flare.   Figured out later it was Cosmos 2344 and it transited the Moon
    after I lost it, but I didn't have my scope out and don't know if it
    would have been visible against a crescent Moon.  Hope someone finds
    this interesting.
    
    Brad Feinner
    Los Alamitos, CA
    N 33.80  W 118.06
    
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